Transcript Know How to Read a Textbook

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Know How to Read a Textbook
Learning Tools
• Scan by reading subtitles, words in bold
and italic print, summaries, charts, and
review questions.
• Read with a purpose.
• Review by scanning the material to check
your comprehension.
The Beatles
The Beatles dominate the music industry
The Beatles were a British rock group that dominated the rock and roll industry during the 1960’s. The Beatles had a enormous impact on music. They
were, in fact, the single most important component in the creation of modern day “pop” culture. The four members of this dynamic group were Paul McCartney,
Ringo Starr, George Harrison and John Lennon. Their playful, yet irreverent public image captured the imagination of an entire generation.
The Beatles get their start in Liverpool
In the summer of 1957, John Lennon and Paul McCartney began playing together in Liverpool, England,. Later that year, Paul invited guitar player George
Harrison to join the group. The band was becoming popular around the area and they were booked to play a series of concerts in Hamburg, Germany. The
group perfected their musical skills in the Hamburg beerhalls playing standard American rock and roll songs.
The Beatles changed their image
On returning from Hamburg, the Beatles were discovered by Brian Epstein. He became their manager, and he changed the image of the band, exchanging
black leather jackets and tight jeans for collarless suits and a new style of haircut. In May of 1962, Epstein landed the Beatles their first recording contract.
Shortly before entering the studio, drummer Ringo Starr was added to the group. The early Beatles’ recordings were instantly successful, and soon the band
was headlining tours.
The Beatles find success in the U.S.
In 1964, the Beatles’ music was released in the United States. The sales were tremendous, breaking all previous records.
The bank came to New York in April, where screaming fans met them at the airport, and 70 million people watched them on the Ed Sullivan Show. Throughout
the 1960’s the Beatles’ popularity grew. The Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band album was released in 1967 to unprecedented critical acclaim. A series of
artistically creative commercially successful albums followed.
The Beatles go their separate ways
By the end of 1968 the members of the group had begun to go in different directions. Paul McCartney continued to write “pop” melodies while George
Harrison immersed himself in eastern spirituality. John Lennon grew more distant from the band as he grew closer to his wife, Yoko Ono. In April of 1970,
McCartney releases his first solo album and announced the end of the Beatles.
Throughout the 1970’s, the Beatles’ music continued to be popular, and they were constantly bounded to reunite. Lennon’s death in December of 1980
ended such speculation. The Beatles wee inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1988.
Best Selling Beatles’ Albums (in millions)
The White Album
Best of 67 – 70
Best of 62 – 66
Abbey Road
Sgt. Pepper
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Review Questions
1. How may Beatles were there? Which two were the first to play together?
2. What year did the Beatles start their recording career? When did they break up?
3. After their break up, did the Beatles ever reunite? Why or why not
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SQ3R
• Survey
• Question
• Read
• Restate
• Review
Practice SQ3R Skills
• Reading Replay
• Information Investigation
• Find the Facts
• Get Cooking
Rereading
• To wonder
• To Question
• To Think
Read, Cover, Remember, Retell
• Did you notice an important fact that hadn’t
caught your attention on the first read?
• Did rereading cause you to think of a
question you would like to ask?
• Was one rereading enough or would you like
to do it again to help yourself think more
deeply?
Notemaking
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Vocabulary
Definitions
People
Formulas
Processes
Specific Information
Activity
Good Readers Strategies
“Puzzle Strategies”
Previewing the Text
Looking at the picture of puzzle
Activating prior knowledge
Knowing how to put a puzzle
together
Asking questions
Deciding where to start
Making predictions
Trying a piece to see if it fits
Confirming or changing predictions
Matching colors, objects, etc., on
the puzzle
Using context and clues to get
meaning
Looking at the picture of the puzzle
and piece of unknown words that
are not yet worked in the puzzle
Identifying key ideas or concepts
Matching colors, objects, etc., on
the puzzle
“Three decades of research have shown
that parental participation
improves students’ learning.
This is true whether the child is in
preschool or the upper grades,
whether the family is rich or poor,
whether the parents finished high
school [ or not].”
Quoted in Strong Families, Strong Schools
US Department of Education
We have to work together in order for our
children to grow and succeed so that they
may become college and career ready.